Harmers Wood Conditions (Read 152546 times)

tomtom · October 09, 2010, 04:24:30 pm

Went this morning, a gamble - and it was good. I was expecting it to be a gopping green slime fest but c.70% was climbable - the only real area out was the face with the great 7a+ just on your right, next to the first arete. The bottom holds were seepy so I left it alone to save the rock.
Most other stuff I tried was a little damp and dirty in places but all things considering pretty good (considering most of the peak/yorks was wet)

tomtom · January 27, 2011, 08:03:13 pm

Anyone any thoughts about whether or not this will be OK at the weekend? (Andy?)
It'll have had about a week of dry by then - or will it be a green green-ness of green?

TT

andy popp · January 27, 2011, 08:19:20 pm

I was wondering the same thing. Hard to call. I'll try and take a look - might even try and get there myself Sat afternoon.

Falling Down · January 27, 2011, 08:59:28 pm

Me and the tall bloke earlier up t'thread would be up for a visit should it prove viable.

BenF · January 28, 2011, 07:53:26 am

I reckon it's worth a punt. Ideally bribe Andy to check it out and report back first though.

andy popp · January 28, 2011, 11:22:36 am

No need to bribe. Will pop out in a bit, could do with a break.

tomtom · January 28, 2011, 11:33:08 am

Nice one Andy - a report would be much appreciated...

andy popp · January 28, 2011, 01:59:05 pm

The man from Cheshire, he say ... Yes! Almost all dry, just needs some traffic.

Ben, Tom, anyone fancy it tomorrow afternoon?

BenF · January 28, 2011, 02:15:35 pm

Nice one Andy. I will probably be away in Yorkshire all weekend, but a recent spanner in the works means that I may not be. If I am not, I will meet you at Harmer's. I'll ring/text you in the morning if I'm not fallling off stuff in Yorkshire.

tomtom · January 28, 2011, 02:18:06 pm

Quote from: andy popp on January 28, 2011, 01:59:05 pm

The man from Cheshire, he say ... Yes! Almost all dry, just needs some traffic.

Ben, Tom, anyone fancy it tomorrow afternoon?

Hi Andy - great - glad to hear its there or thereabouts... thanks loads for having a look..

Unfortunately (well hopefully fortuntately!) I have a prior engagement with a football match tomorrow afternoon... I'm hoping to steal away from gardening duties at somepoint on Sunday for a play though.??

Failing that FallingDown may well be free on Sat and I know he was interested in checking the place out...?

petejh · January 31, 2011, 09:15:29 pm

I've recently started a job in Runcorn, sneaked off today for a couple hours to have a look for the Harmers Wood bouldering but couldn't find it. I mean, I drove up 'Hill Road North' and parked by the sign for harmers wood, walked into the woods expecting it to be fairly self evident... nothing but a very grotty-looking damp hole in the ground, 'Ben's Quarry' or something similar - is that it?! Not meaning to sound too derisory!

Johnny Brown · January 31, 2011, 09:24:20 pm

Think there are two or three quarries on the hill, sounds like you got the wrong one. Bear left from the parking.

tomtom · January 31, 2011, 09:42:22 pm

You really can't miss it (oops!)

it's about 30m further up the hill from the small one you've found. I was there on sun and they're reall easy to spot as the veg is all dead. Like JB said walk into woods bearing leftish on the path. After the first ickle quarry take next left at fork. There's a low fence around the top as well..
It's ok atm but take a brush/washing up brush as some of the holds need a bit of de-greening...

petejh · February 01, 2011, 05:25:10 pm

Had a bit longer to look around today, it was green and damp but I'm now looking forward to it when it dries and my next extended lunch break.

tomtom · February 01, 2011, 05:51:38 pm

Andys the expert - but it does take a few days to dry.. However, its great in summer. Those trees keep it shady and cool, and its a really nice place to be when the grits too slimey and the limes just too crimpy or far away. Happy days..

andy popp · March 04, 2011, 04:14:18 pm

If anyone's interested, I popped in to take a look after finishing bouldering elsewhere on Helsby Hill this afternoon - its looking pretty good, only some seepage on the back walls. Not too filthy either.

Really lovely afternoon over here in Cheshire.

SpanishJuan · March 04, 2011, 05:40:52 pm

Ace. I've been thinking of delaying for a bit longer, but now I can look forward to crossing "the Bridge" after work, leaving pex will be great

petejh · March 04, 2011, 06:15:37 pm

tomtom · March 04, 2011, 08:22:23 pm

Move one Andy, as I was failing at the cliff this afternoon I was wondering if it'd been dry enough for Harmers this week

andy popp · March 04, 2011, 09:10:17 pm

Let me know if you're thinking of coming over Tom, or Peter or Juan.

Great bit of random key hitting going on there.

tomtom · March 04, 2011, 09:16:26 pm

sorry Andy (was supposed to be nice one!) iFern predictive text shizzle! Most likely Sunday, but I'll drop you a pm when I know.

tomtom · March 05, 2011, 12:16:16 pm

Hi Andy,
Just spoke to ben and galpinos, heading there now. Soz for short notice etc..
T

andy popp · March 05, 2011, 12:20:53 pm

Tom, its just started drizzling here. Ben rang from the M56 so he knows.

tomtom · March 05, 2011, 12:25:46 pm

Bugger, thanks Andy.. Galpinos just rang too. Grr.. Hopefully just a light drizzling..

andy popp · March 05, 2011, 12:36:31 pm

Its not much but its still doing it. I'll text Ben if anything changes. People are welcome to my board if they're over this way and it really craps out.